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60 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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Subside
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Aberrant
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Abnormal
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Abeyance
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Suspended, Temporary Inactivity
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Abscond
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Depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
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Non-Indulgent, Moderate
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Admonish
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Caution, Advise or Counsel against something (Upbraid)
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Adulterate
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To make impure by adding tainted substances
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Aesthetic
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Capable of appreciating beauty
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Aggregate
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Total, Combined
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Alacrity
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Willingness, Eagerness
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Alleviate
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Lessen
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Amalgamate
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Combine, Blend, Unite
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Ambiguous
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Difficult to comprehend, classify or lacking certainty
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Ambivalence
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Having both positive and negative feelings toward someone or something
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Ameliorate
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Improve, better
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Anachronism
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An error in chronology where a person, object, event is assigned an incorrect date/period
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Analogous
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Similar, Alike, Comparable
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Anarchy
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State of society without government or law
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Anomalous
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Irregular, Abnormal
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Antipathy
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Dislike, Aversion
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Apathy
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Lack of interest/caring, Indifferent
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Appease
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Relieve, Pacify, Soother
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Apprise
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Inform
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Approbation
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Approval
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Appropriate
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Acquire
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Arduous
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Hard, Difficult, Strenuous
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Artless
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Open and honest, guile
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Ascetic
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Monk, One who leads a simple life, and denies themselves of materialistic pleasures
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Assiduous
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Constant, Diligent, Continuous, Persistent, Tireless, Studious
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Assuage
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Lessen, Alleviate, Relieve, Ease, Mitigate
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Attenuate
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To weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
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Audacious
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Courageous, Intrepic, Fearless, Extremely bold or daring
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Austere
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Strict, Stern
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Autonomous
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Self-Governing, Independent, Subject to its own laws only
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Aver
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To allege as a fact, to assert or affirm with confidence
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Banal
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Lacking originality, Commonplace
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Belie
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Misrepresent, Contradict
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Beneficent
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Doing good, kindly
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Bolster
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Support, Reinforce
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Bombastic
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Pompous, Pretentious, Using inflated language
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Boorish
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Rude, Insensitive
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Burgeon
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Send out buds, grow forth
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Burnish
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Polish, Make shiny by rubbing
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Buttress
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Support, Encourage, Reinforce
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Cacophonous
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Having a harsh sound, Inharmonious
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Capricious
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Unpredictable
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Castigation
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Severe criticism, Punishment
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Catalyst
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Something that causes a change/event to happen
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Caustic
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Burning, Bitter, Severely Sarcastic
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Chicanery
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Deception, Trickery
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Coagulate
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Thicken, Clot
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Coda
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Concluding of final section
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Cogent
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Convincing
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Commensurate
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Adequate, Proportionate
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Compendium
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Brief, comprehensive summary
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Complaisant
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Overly polite, trying to please, obliging
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Compliant
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Adhering to requirements
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Conciliatory
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Reconciling, Soothing
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Condone
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To pardon, excuse, forgive or overlook
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Confound
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Confuse, Puzzle
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